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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gamblin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gamblin and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Gamblin:
- 32.891511, -95.583012
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gamblin
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Gamblin is near Hopkins County and also Rains County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rains County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gamblin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gamblin ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Coke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Ginger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ginger is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger
- Greenpond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenpond is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpond
- Hogansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hogansville is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansville
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shotgun Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotgun Crossing
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Gamblin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gamblin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gamblin and extending to:
- Quitman, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gamblin to Quitman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,664 miles [12,334 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gamblin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gamblin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gamblin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8915, Longitude: -95.5830 In this case, the coordinates for Gamblin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.149 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.105 degrees. |
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